Söldner: Secret Wars
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| Developer(s) | Wings Simulations |
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| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | Söldner: Marine Corps
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| Genre(s) | Tactical shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Söldner: Secret Wars is a video game, developed by German studio Wings Simulations and published in 2004 by JoWooD Productions and Encore, Inc. The game can be played in first- or third-person. Players can control an individual soldier who can acquire and control a ground vehicle, ship, submarine, plane, VTOL or helicopter; a ground troop can be equipped with SCUBA gear, weapons with open, telescopic, and dot sights, smoke, fragment, and flash-bang grenades, explosives and booby traps, vehicle repair equipment, thermal scopes, and other gear.
A unique aspect of Soldner is the Advanced Destruction System (ADS) that it implements; explosives, bombs, and missiles can change the shape of terrain, crater runways and roads to make them unusable or difficult to navigate, and damage terrain, trees, and buildings used for cover as well as leaving debris which may become an obstacle for soldiers and vehicles.[3]
An expansion pack, Marine Corps, was released in 2005.[4]
In 2011, the game's developer JoWood was acquired by THQ Nordic,[5] and development of the game was handed over to the game's community.[6]
A remastered version was announced in 2023 to be developed by Pixelcloud Games.[7]
Reception
[edit]The commercial released version of Söldner: Secret Wars received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
A year after release Rock, Paper, Shotgun returned to the game[relevant?] and reports that in their opinion financial difficulties forced JoWood to release an unfinished game with a broken single player mode and buggy multiplayer mode, though it notes that the post-JoWood Soldner community had already formed and was already working on fixing the multiplayer game.[8][9]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 43/100[9] |
| Publication | Score |
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| 1Up.com | D+[10] |
| Computer Gaming World |    [11] |
| GameRevolution | F[12] |
| GameSpot | 5/10[13] |
| GameSpy | [14] |
| GameZone | 5.2/10[15] |
| IGN | 5/10[16] |
| PC Format | 54%[17] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 45%[18] |
| X-Play | [19] |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | [20] |
| The Times | [21] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Adams, David (May 25, 2004). "Soldner - Secret Wars Goes Gold". IGN. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "SÖLDNER: Einberufungsbefehl eingegangen: 27. Mai 2004" [SÖLDNER: Call-up order received: May 27, 2004]. JoWooD (in German). May 27, 2004. Archived from the original on June 18, 2004. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "Soldner: Secret Wars Walkthrough".
- ^ Kleffmann, Marcel (11 April 2005). "Test: Söldner - Marine Corps (Shooter)". 4Players (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "NGH Group Acquires JoWood & the Adventure Company". November 2021.
- ^ Walker, John (10 August 2011). "Glory Be! Söldner is Free!". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
- ^ Chalk, Andy (13 May 2023). "They're remastering Söldner: Secret Wars and I'm not sure anyone really knows why". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ Walker, John (17 December 2015). "Have You Played... Söldner?". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
- ^ a b "Soldner: Secret Wars for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Luo, Di (July 1, 2004). "Soldner [Secret Wars]". 1UP.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Edwards, Tom (October 2004). "Soldner: Secret Wars" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 243. Ziff Davis. p. 80. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Dodson, Joe (August 12, 2004). "Soldner: Secret Wars Review". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Wolpaw, Erik (July 6, 2004). "Soldner: Secret Wars Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Osborne, Scott (July 6, 2004). "GameSpy: Soldner: Secret Wars". GameSpy. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Tha Wiz (July 16, 2004). "Soldner - Secret Wars - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Butts, Steve (July 2, 2004). "Soldner: Secret Wars". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ "Soldner: Secret Wars". PC Format. No. 164. Future plc. August 2004. p. 90.
- ^ "Soldner: Secret Wars". PC Gamer. Future US. October 2004. p. 98.
- ^ Bemis, Greg (September 13, 2004). "Söldner: Secret Wars Review". X-Play. G4techTV. Archived from the original on September 15, 2004. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Ring, Bennett (August 14, 2004). "Not much fun". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Blackmore, Keith (July 3, 2004). "Soldner: Secret wars". The Times. Retrieved May 4, 2018.(subscription required)